diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/services/diagnosticCommand.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/services/diagnosticCommand.hpp
index c16213da795..1e06a34a85c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/services/diagnosticCommand.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/services/diagnosticCommand.hpp
@@ -736,16 +736,7 @@ public:
 
 class ClassesDCmd : public DCmdWithParser {
 private:
-  static constexpr const char *desc = R"(
-Print all loaded classes, classes are annotated with flags:
-  F = has, or inherits, a non-empty finalize method,
-  f = has final method,
-  W = methods rewritten,
-  C = marked with @Contended annotation,
-  R = has been redefined,
-  S = is an (App)CDS shared class,
-      (if -location is also specified, (either) 's' indicating static (or) 'd' indicating dynamic AOT cache locations, is appended)
-  )";
+  static constexpr const char *desc = "Print all loaded classes,\nclasses are annotated with flags:\n F = has, or inherits, a non-empty finalize method,\n f = has final method,\n W = methods rewritten,\n C = marked with @Contended annotation,\n R = has been redefined,\n S = is an (App)CDS shared class,\n     (if -location is also specified, (either) 's' indicating static (or) 'd' indicating dynamic AOT cache locations, is appended)";
 
 protected:
   DCmdArgument<bool> _verbose;